REU Sites
REU Sites: Biological Sciences
APPLICATIONS: Students must contact the individual site or program to apply. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants.
ELIGIBILITY: Individual sites may have additional eligibility requirements (e.g., number of undergraduate years completed). Undergraduate student participants supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. High school graduates who have not yet enrolled, and students who have already received their bachelor's degrees, are not eligible.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Click on the Title of the Site in the "Site Information" column to go to the homepage (if available) for that Site. Sites are ordered alphabetically by host institution. All Sites provide stipends, housing and meals, in addition to travel to and from the Site. This listing will change as new REU Site awards are made. Sites are added or deleted as decisions are made on awards, and the list is updated periodically. Clicking on a highlighted site title should direct you to the web page for more information on that program.
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Site Information | Site Location | Contact Information | Additional Information |
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Florida International University REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral Reefs |
Miami, Florida |
Primary: Todd Crowl (305) 348-1666 tcrowl@fiu.edu Secondary: Rita Teutonico (305) 348-2719 rteutoni@fiu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecosystem, ecology, water quality, environment, Everglades, coral reef, aquatic chemistry, coastal, biogoechemistry, CREST, LTER Comments: CoastalREU@fiu.edu REU Site: Understanding Coastal Ecosystems – From the Everglades to the Coral ReefsAbstract of Award |
Georgia Southern University REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain Science Institute for Coastal Plain Science |
Statesboro, Georgia |
Primary: Jose C. Colon-Gaud (912) 478-0053 jccolongaud@georgiasouthern.edu Secondary: Daniel F. Gleason (912) 478-5957 dgleason@georgiasouthern.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biology, Bioscience, Coastal Plain Science, Geology and Geography, Ecology, Evolution, Physiology, Genetics, Systematics, Microbiology, Parasitology, Environmental Science REU Site: Interdisciplinary Research Experiences in Coastal Plain ScienceAbstract of Award |
Petersham, Massachusetts |
Primary: Audrey Barker-Plotkin (978) 756-6168 aabarker@fas.harvard.edu Secondary: Benton Taylor (617) 384-6411 bentontaylor@fas.harvard.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; ecology; forest; climate change Comments: Program coordinator is Benjamin Goulet-Scott, +1-(978) 756-6148; bgoulet@g.harvard.edu REU Site: Summer Research Program in Ecology at the Harvard ForestAbstract of Award | |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
Primary: Elena Kramer (617) 496-3460 ekramer@oeb.harvard.edu Secondary: Sheila Thomas (617) 495-5315 sthomas@fas.harvard.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, evolution, ecology, genetics, physiology, genomics, botany, zoology REU Site: Evolution, Ecology, EnvironmentAbstract of Award | |
Toppenish, Washington |
Primary: Bob Kao (509) 865-8681 kao_r@heritage.edu Secondary: Kazu Sonoda (509) 865-8584 Sonoda_K@heritage.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; molecular cell biology; plant development and function; animal development and function REU Site: A Transformative Approach for Engaging First-Generation Underrepresented Minorities in a Research ExperienceAbstract of Award | |
Indiana University REU Site: Animal Behavior in Context Center for the Integrative Study of Animal Behavior |
Bloomington, Indiana |
Primary: Laura Hurley (812) 856-1991 lhurley@indiana.edu Secondary: Cara Wellman (812) 855-4922 wellmanc@indiana.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, behavior, neuroscience, ecology. endocrinology, genomics Comments: Coordinator: Linda Summers/812.855.9663 REU Site: Animal Behavior in ContextAbstract of Award Cofunded: Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, Ethics and Values Studies |
Seattle, Washington |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, biology, systems biology, computational biology, bioinformatics, genomics, multi-omics, data science REU Site: Research Opportunities in Systems BiologyAbstract of Award | ||
Millbrook, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: biology, ecology, environmental, conservation, plant, soils Comments: Please send inquiries to: caryreu@caryinstitute.org REU Site: Translational Ecology for UndergraduatesAbstract of Award | ||
Harrisonburg, Virginia |
Primary: Corey Cleland (434) 284-0543 clelancl@jmu.edu Secondary: Bisi Velayudhan (540) 568-4565 velayubt@jmu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; biology; data science; data analytics; lab; field; computational; community college; junior college; sophomore "REU Site: Biological Data Science for Community College Students:Abstract of Award | |
Johns Hopkins University REU Site: Imaging and Molecular Approaches to Biological Problems Department of Biology |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, biophysics, cellular biology, developmental biology, molecular biology Comments: Program Administrator-Alecia Flynn REU Site: Imaging and Molecular Approaches to Biological ProblemsAbstract of Award | |
Johns Hopkins University REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and Bioengineering Institute for NanoBioTechnology |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Primary: Denis Wirtz (410) 516-7006 wirtz@jhu.edu Secondary: Efrosini Kokkoli (410) 516-1302 kokkoli@jhu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Engineering, Biosciences, Cancer, Drug Delivery, Stem Cells, Regenerative Engineering, Diagnostic Tools, Nanotechnology, Nanobiotechnology, Computational, Immunotherapy, Tissue Repair, Biomedical Comments: Contact: Sulaiman Jenkins, sjenki48@jhu.edu , (410) 516-5010 REU Site: Program in Nanotechnology for Biology and BioengineeringAbstract of Award Cofunded: Chemistry, Engineering |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Research Topics/Keywords: Animal Behavior, Neurobiology, Neuroethology, Behavioral Endocrinology, Biosciences REU Site: Biological Basis of Social BehaviorAbstract of Award | ||
Johns Hopkins University REU Site: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & Design Institute for NanoBioTechnology |
Baltimore, Maryland |
Research Topics/Keywords: computational, biology, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering, biomedical engineering, molecular, protein design, protein, enzyme, protein folding, antibodies, modeling, computational biology Comments: Coordinator: Camille Mathis, cmathis@jhu.edu REU Site: A Cyberlinked Program in Computational Biomolecular Structure & DesignAbstract of Award | |
Alton, Illinois |
Primary: Anthony Dell (618) 468-2837 adell@lc.edu Secondary: Jason Knouft (314) 977-7654 jason.knouft@slu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Wetlands, freshwater, ecology, fish, invertebrates, plants Comments: Sarah Fischer is NGRREC's Director of Environmental Education and will be helping coordinate the REU site program. Sarah can be contacted at saafisher@lc.edu or 618-468-2783 REU Site: Wetland science in the modern worldAbstract of Award | |
Louisiana State University REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genomics and Neuroscience Department of Genetics |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
Primary: Fern Tsien (504) 568-2080 fmille@lsuhsc.edu Secondary: Kelly Jean Sherman (504) 568-6524 ksherm@lsuhsc.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Genomics, Neuroscience, Biosciences Comments: Lusekero Mwangwewo REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Genomics and NeuroscienceAbstract of Award |
Woods Hole, Massachusetts |
Primary: Allen Mensinger (218) 726-7259 amensing@d.umn.edu Secondary: Veronica Acosta (210) 829-3149 vgmartin@uiwtx.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neurobiology, cell biology, physiology, animal behavior Comments: Additional inquiries may be directed to Miss Jean Enright at jenright@mbl.edu REU Site: Biological Discovery in Woods HoleAbstract of Award Cofunded: Ocean Sciences | |
Mercy College and Albert Einstein College of Medicine REU Site: Mercy College - Albert Einstein Department of Neuroscience Natural Sciences |
Dobbs Ferry, New York |
Primary: Juan Bruses (914) 674-7379 jbruses@mercy.edu Secondary: Jose Pena (718) 430-4088 jose.pena@einstein.yu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, neuroscience, cellular and molecular biology, genetics, neurophysiology, bioinformatics, neural development, neural plasticity, animal behavior and neuroimaging REU Site: Mercy College - Albert Einstein Department of NeuroscienceAbstract of Award |
Metropolitan State University of Denver REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in RNA and Genome Biology |
Denver, Colorado |
Research Topics/Keywords: RNA Biology, Genomics; Genetics; Molecular Biology, Biochemistry; Biosciences REU Site: Summer Undergraduate Research Program in RNA and Genome BiologyAbstract of Award | |
Oxford, Ohio |
Primary: David Berg (513) 785-3246 bergdj@miamioh.edu Secondary: Michelle Boone (513) 529-4901 boonemd@miamioh.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, landscapes, terrestrial ecology, aquatic ecology, conservation, biodiversity, urban ecology Comments: For specific comments or questions, please email: ecoreu@miamioh.edu REU Site: Ecology in Human-Dominated LandscapesAbstract of Award | |
Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station REU Site: Understanding biological responses to global change in a field station community |
Hickory Corners, Michigan |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, ecology, evolution, global change, biology, field, climate REU Site: Understanding biological responses to global change in a field station communityAbstract of Award | |
East Lansing, Michigan |
Primary: Cornelius Barry (517) 884-6959 barrycs@msu.edu Secondary: Daniel Chitwood (517) 353-0462 chitwoo9@msu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, plant biology, genomics, computational biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, synthetic biology REU Site: Plant Genomics at Michigan State UniversityAbstract of Award | |
Mississippi State University REU Site: Ecology and Management for Resilient and Adapted Forests Department of Forestry |
Starkville, Missouri |
Primary: Ashley Schulz (662) 325-5809 ash.schulz@msstate.edu Secondary: Adam Polinko (662) 325-3510 adam.polinko@msstate.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Climate Change Mitigation, Ecosystems, Forestry, Resilience REU Site: Ecology and Management for Resilient and Adapted ForestsAbstract of Award |
Missouri Botanical Garden REU Site: Botany and Conservation Biology Research at the Missouri Botanical Garden Science & Conservation |
St. Louis, Missouri |
Primary: Wendy Applequist (314) 577-0267 wendy.applequist@mobot.org Secondary: Monica Carlsen-Krause (314) 577-0853 monica.carlsen@mobot.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, botany, conservation, crop evolution, ecology, genetics, plant science, pollination, restoration, systematics, taxonomy, ethnobotany Comments: Contact Mónica Carlsen, additional email address: reu@mobot.org REU Site: Botany and Conservation Biology Research at the Missouri Botanical GardenAbstract of Award |
Montana State University REU Site: Socio-ecological systems (SES) in the American West: Rangelands and resilience at Montana State Animal & Range Sciences |
Bozeman, Montana |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, prairie, food production systems, socioeconomic systems, socioecological systems, rangeland, prairie, Montana, American West, cattle, animal production, ecology, plant ecology REU Site: Socio-ecological systems (SES) in the American West: Rangelands and resilience at Montana StateAbstract of Award | |
Montana State University REU Site:REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana State Microbiology & Cell Biology |
Bozeman, Montana |
Primary: Frank Stewart (406) 994-2235 frank.stewart@montana.edu Secondary: Zoe Pratte (406) 994-7046 zoe.pratte@montana.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; microbiology; biogeochemistry; environmental science; ecology; evolution; astrobiology; molecular biology; American Indian and Alaska Native; tribal Comments: Zoe Pratte, zoe.pratte@montana.edu REU Site:REU Site: Microbiology of Low Oxygen Ecosystems (MLOxE) at Montana StateAbstract of Award |
Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory REU Site: Exploring 21st Century Careers in the Biological Sciences: A Comparative Regenerative Biology Approach Biology |
Bar Harbor, Maine |
Primary: Jane Disney (207) 288-9880 jdisney@mdibl.org Secondary: Dustin Updike (207) 288-9880 dupdike@mdibl.org |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences; regenerative biology; aging biology; bioinformatics; developmental biology; animal models; zebrafish, C.elegans, axolotl Comments: Primary contact - Jane Disney, jdisney@mdibl.org, (207) 288-9880 ext. 125 REU Site: Exploring 21st Century Careers in the Biological Sciences: A Comparative Regenerative Biology ApproachAbstract of Award |
New Jersey Institute of Technology - NJIT REU Site: BioSensor Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART) at the Environment/Biotechnology Nexus Chemistry and Environmental Science |
Newark, New Jersey |
Primary: Omowunmi Sadik (973) 596-2833 sadik@njit.edu Secondary: Kevin Belfield (973) 596-3676 belfield@njit.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosensors, BioSMART, Materials, biorecognition and protein engineering, sensor designs, environmental applications and biosciences Comments: Ms. Genti Price, 973-596-3371; genti.m.price@njit.edu REU Site: BioSensor Materials for Advanced Research and Technology (BioSMART) at the Environment/Biotechnology NexusAbstract of Award |
New York University REU Site: Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) Center for Neural Science |
New York, New York |
Primary: Chiye Aoki (212) 998-3929 ca3@nyu.edu Secondary: Margarita Kaplow (212) 998-3943 surp@cns.nyu.edu |
Research Topics/Keywords: biosciences, neuroscience, neural science, computational, brain, behavior, mental health, neurobiology, psychology, neurology, psychiatry, psychophysics REU Site: Center for Neural Science Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP)Abstract of Award |
New York City, New York |
Research Topics/Keywords: "biosciences, genomics, systems biology, bioinformatics
developmental biology, evolution, plant science, gene regulation, chromatin" Comments: email surp.biology@nyu.edu for any questions REU Site in Quantitative Biological ResearchAbstract of Award | ||
North Carolina A&T State University REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic Biology Departments of Biology, Chemistry and Computational Science & Engineering |
Greensboro, North Carolina |
Research Topics/Keywords: Biosciences, Synthetic Biology, Cell Signaling, Molecular Biology, Computational Biology Comments: co-PI: Greg Goins, 336-285-2191, gdgoins@ncat.edu Dukka Kc, 336-285-3210, dbkc@ncat.edu Ming Dong, 336-285-2234, mdong@ncat.edu REU Site: A multisite REU in Synthetic BiologyAbstract of Award |